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Podcast: Standard Issue Podcast
Episode: Rated or Dated: Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Description: Peter Jackson's 1994 fantasy/true crime/coming-of-age/period/romance/horror Heavenly Creatures gave Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey their first screen roles. Why was one an instant star and the other a much-delayed one? Can a man capture the intensity of teenage girls? Who, if anyone, is mad in this case? Find out the answers to these questions and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices